Date: January 9, 2004
Length: 45 min.

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In this 60 minute Audio Talk with Jack Evans, conducted by Wade Keller on Saturday, January 8, the first part of the interview is focused on his background - how he got into wrestling, what his athletic experience was before beginning in wrestling, and the path he has taken to where he is already now widely recognized as one of the most spectacular high flyer to ever come along in this industry. He discusses the Mat Rats project in Calgary that Eric Bischoff was part of, a funny story on Teddy Hart (there's no shortage of those available), how he comes up with new moves, who he has been inspired by as a wrestler, and his ROH matches. In the second part of the interview, he talks in-depth about the usage of cruiserweights in the United States and why he thinks they are underutilized based on real-life and real-person examples of how it has shown potential in the past. He talks about the danger involved with what he does, how his friends and family respond, how determined he is to get to WWE, his view on tag team wrestling, and a breakdown of his fascinating clash of styles match with "American Dragon" Bryan Danielson..

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Date: August 27, 2004
Length: 45 min.

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Jimmy Rave discusses his wrestling career in this 45 minute "Audio Talk" conducted on Aug. 27, 2004. Rave began wrestling at age 15 and has been on his own since that age. He explains what attracted him to becoming a pro wrestler. He explains how he got started at such a young age (while a junior in high school), how he ended working national PPVs for TNA at age 19, how he got started with ROH, his reaction to being booted out of the company earlier this year and now brought back as a heel, his opinion on the state of the indy scene, his long-term aspirations, his thoughts on pressure to be more muscular and take steroids, specifically how it's different for any wrestler to work as a heel compared to a babyface, someone he sees as a future star on the indy scene, how TNA and ROH crowds are different, and more. It's a fascinating look at one wrestler's path into the wrestling industry that is much different yet more typical than getting picked to be on Tough Enough..

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Date: August 2, 2004
Length: 30 min.

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During this 30 minute one-on-one interview, Keller talks to Honky Tonk Man about what he's up to these days, what he sees first-hand on the indy scene that impresses him and depresses him, what advice he'd give to young wrestlers and even younger teenagers thinking of getting into pro wrestling, what he thinks some of the bigger mistakes being made these days are by promoters and wrestlers, and advice regarding backstage etiquitte for young wrestlers at indy shows and how that etiquitte has changed over the years. HTM also talks about his role this weekend at an IWF Training Clinic this weekend.

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Date: April 22, 2005
Length: 67 min.

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This all-new VIP exclusive "Audio Talk with Ed Ferrara" (former WWF, WCW, and TNA TV scriptwriter) conducted by Torch editor Wade Keller is presented as a supplement to the four-plus-hours "Ultimate Insiders DVD" which features Keller interviewing both Ferrara and Vince Russo. In this 67 minute "Audio Talk," Ferrara touches on some of the subjects we didn't get to during the DVD interview, including his mocking of Jim Ross on television as the Oklahoma character. Whose idea was it? Why did he agree to do it? Does he regret it? Was it done maliciously? Plus, how was his relationship with Jim Ross behind the scenes, and in general what was Ross like behind the scenes... In-depth discussion on Undertaker. While on the DVD we talked in detail about Steve Austin, The Rock, Shawn Michaels, Bret Hart, Vince McMahon, Owen Hart, and others, we did not talk about Taker. In this Audio Talk, Ferrara reveals what Taker was like to work with behind the scenes... Also in our WWE segment, discussions on Edge, The Hardy Boys, Christian, Val Venis, and Mick Foley... Then we move on to WCW and discuss Bill Goldberg, Dallas Page, Sting, Roddy Piper, Kurt Angle, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, and Tank Abbott... Then Ferrara gives his thoughts on the finished DVD product...

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Date: May 11, 2005
Length: 80 min.

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STRONG LANGUAGE ADVISORY: Luther Reigns was releaesed from WWE earlier today, and in an exclusive 80 minute Audio Talk interview, he tells Torch editor Wade Keller why he was released, what his frustrations and concerns have been, and what his future plans are. He also tells the remarkable life story that he never got to tell in WWE despite many attempts to get the writers to incorporate it into his character. He also talks about his drug use, drug use in WCW in the late-'90s and how it compares to WWE today, how he feels about the recent decision to take away first class flight upgrades for WWE wrestlers on overseas trips, he talks about what happened among wrestlers when that decision was announced and one big name wrestler who stepped up to critiize the new policy, a frank discussion about the type of job the WWE writers are doing, whether Stephanie McMahon is more respected than feared, his thoughts on dealing with Vince McMahon, and name association with his insight into Undertaker, Big Show, JBL, Mark Jindrak, Kurt Angle, John Cena, and others.

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Date: October 1, 2005
Length: 78 min.

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In part one, Jeff Hardy talks about his decision to return to pro wrestling after leaving WWE, his one ROH experience, his reaction to watching the Ultimate Insidres DVD, and his negotiations with TNA. In future installment, he speaks freely and openly about the Matt Hardy-Lita-Edge situation in depth, explaining when he doubted his brother and why, how he feels bad for how he treated Lita and Edge during the ordeal, why he sees two sides to the story, why Matt decided to return to WWE, and how he thinks Matt handled the personal issue in a public way, plus many other subjects.

This is the second installment he talks about choosing between the X Division and the Heavyweight Division in TNA, the TLC era, his problems arriving on time or at all for TNA events, his passion for wrestling, what has helped renew it, instances where he and Matt were disappointed with WWE, how he planned to approach promos, and why he doesn't do them in TNA, plus more.

Only part of the Torch Talk has been offered in audio format at this point. The full interview is available in the transcript links below the audio links.

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Date: October 12, 2005
Length: 27 min.

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The man who almost signed with WWE to replace Jim Ross as the long-term main host of WWE's flagship Raw program, Mike Goldberg, speaks out for the first time anywhere with PWTorch. He goes into detail on the timing of his negotiations with WWE, how close he came to signing, how he felt about the potential backlash of replacing a popular announcer such as Jim Ross, whether he feels UFC and WWE are competition, a surprising goal he had during negotiations with WWE and UFC, whether he feared his reputation would be stained by being associated so closely with WWE, is there heat with WWE regarding his backing out of a near-done-deal at the last second, and his response to the controversy of UFC banning the same MMA media reporters from credentials who had supported UFC so fervently when it was struggling to remain legal and on the air.

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Date: November 21, 2005
Length: 90 min.

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The first installment of a 90 minute Torch Talk with Sean "X-Pac" Waltman focuses on two subjects: memories of Eddie Guerrero and WWE's new drug testing policy in response to Guerrero's death. Waltman has been down many of the same roads as Guerrero. He also was around during the last time WWE drug tested wrestlers and talks about the pros and cons of testing and how he tried to beat it once.

In part two, Waltman talks about drugs in pro wrestling, how much testing will change the industry, and a big decision he made to break the code of honor to save a friend's life.

In the third and final segment, Waltman says whether he believes mandatory time off for WWE wrestlers would help alleviate some of the problems that lead to family problems, drug abuse, and often death. He also talks about his latest battle with drug addiction. This entire interview is also available in audio format exclusively for Torch subscribers at PWTorch.com/members in the VIP Audio Updates section.

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